But, you dont need to have the upgrade on him, you could put it on someone els, and swap them. Still having him with IE, nimble and fast... making him sure to get a kill and move 2 times. or one time and keep IE for later times.
i have been looking into making this work with Scorpius for a fire - poison build, making scorpius burn to give him flying, or charge and then teleport howard in to finish the job.